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If you ever wanted to create your own videos and short films, GBC have created a number of ‘How To’ videos. If you believe in the work we do and want to help us spread the message,then please use these videos to tell us about your concerns and passions about Britain. Then share your creations… Continue Reading

If you ever wanted to create your own videos and short films, GBC have created a number of ‘How To’ videos. You can share your creations with us . We’ll showcase the best here on the site. Continue Reading

Our Family Tree Project has been training young people as researchers, interviewers and film-makers for our Family Tree pilot. The project has involved young people from all over the borough of Newham. We recently met for our 3rd training session at Lister Community School, Newham. Continue Reading

We’ve created some short videos that give you some simple tips to start you’re creating your own films. Share you creations with us about your concerns and passions about Britain. Then we’ll showcase the best here on the site. Check back regularly for updates and new films! Continue Reading

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We know that nowadays that certain things are just not acceptable. We know that it’s wrong to hit a woman over the head with a club and drag her into your cave. We now know it’s not acceptable to drink and drive, or eat and drive, or smoke and drive (especially if there are kids… Continue Reading

Natasha Hart PhotoNatasha Hart moved to east London from her native Russia 26 years ago. She had played basketball in her youth and as a mother she wanted to pass on her love for the game to her two teenage sons. Continue Reading

Linda Lewis Linda Lewis, once described as the ‘Cockney-Jamaican Gracie Fields’, is one of Britain’s most respected and talented singer songwriters, with a career spanning more than four decades. With her five-octave vocal range, she has fused folk, soul, pop and reggae into a unique signature sound that is now an integral part of the… Continue Reading

Daisy Parsons was born on May 25 1890. She was born Marguerite Lena Millo, the daughter of Alfred Albert Millo, a dealer in jewellery and his wife, Emily Elizabeth née Moxley, a charlady. Continue Reading

Not Your Average Woman Born to a woman who had no want for a child I was an unwanted little girl Growing up with olive skin I was a different little girl Having no family around me from a young age I was a lonely little girl School was not an… Continue Reading

The first time I was made to feel like an outsider was at the age of 20 – by a throwaway remark from someone I had considered a friend. “Oh, I don’t like Jews” was what she said and those five little words hit me like a body blow. Continue Reading

As Newham is such an ethnically diverse borough, in fact it is one of the most ethnically diverse districts in the country, there is plenty of material on the positive impact of ethnicity. Continue Reading